The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected liver disability and visual acuity impairment are not supported by evidence of current disability. The claim for a higher rating for his visual acuity impairment is denied as there is no basis to assign an evaluation in excess of 50 percent.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence does not demonstrate a current chronic liver disability or visual acuity impairment that meets the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver Disability, Visual Acuity Impairment in Right Eye (Blindness), Glaucoma of Left Eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2002
- Citation
- 0209257
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